Jessie Raymond
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Jessie Raymond: Path of totality calls for formality
As you know, we have one coming up Monday, and I want to be dressed appropriately.
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Jessie Raymond: Self-taught pruner makes the cut — barely
Last week, I spent an afternoon pruning one of our three old apple trees. You probably didn’t know I could do stuff like that, but that’s OK; until…
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Jessie Raymond: Sometimes nature really stinks
It was no coincidence that, one pre-dawn morning last week, Mark and I were having almost identical dreams. In them, we were running around warning people that the…
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Jessie Raymond: You don’t know me; let’s talk
I was standing in the bulk spice section of the co-op the other day, scooping a portion of dried thyme leaf into a little bag, when I noticed…
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Jessie Raymond: Flat feelings on Stanley cup craze
These days, everybody wants a Stanley cup. When I first heard that, I thought, “Well, if they want it bad enough, they’ll learn to play some damn good…
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Jessie Raymond: Never look a gift sheep in the mouth
Gift etiquette can be complicated. It’s hard to know how much to spend on a coworker’s shower gift, what to get for the person who has everything or…
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Jessie Raymond: An AI humor column? Not yet
I’ve heard that someday, on its unstoppable and accelerating march to becoming sentient and subjugating humanity, artificial intelligence (AI) is going to put writers out of work.
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Jessie Raymond: Finally, a Christmas surprise?
“Create a diversion!” I never imagined saying that in real life. I don’t think the UPS driver knew what to make of it either.
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Jessie Raymond: Forgotten date turns memorable
Mark and I celebrated our 29th anniversary this past weekend. Things did not go the way I had planned.
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Jessie Raymond: Thanksgiving prep takes its toll
Regardless of the day, I was always going to treat this as the biggest meal of the year; that’s the whole point of Thanksgiving. There are no Thanksgiving…